The first ever tournament in Australia has come to an end, and we’ve seen some great matches over the weekend. A lot of Racketlon, smiles and some rain. Let’s see what happened on day 3.
A first elite singles title for Wiggin
After rain interrupted the last semi-final yesterday, Wiggin managed to stay focused this morning and take the match +3 (8-21 6-21 21-3 21-8). He was now set to play Duncan Stahl in the final, a first meetingBetween the pair and an exciting one. Stahl got off to a great start, taking table tennis 21-5 and he stayed ahead in badminton taking it 21-17, going into squash with a +20 lead. Wiggin bounced back, taking squash 21-6, leaving a +5 lead for Stahl. Wiggin stormed ahead in tennis, taking the game 21-9 and the match +7 to claim his first title. The overall score was +7 (5-21 17-21 21-6 21-9).
After the match Wiggin said that he was over the moon to win the title “It’s unreal it’s my first international trophy in singles so it means a lot to me especially as it’s the closest international event to home… I’d say the squash swayed it in my direction. I know how good of a squash player Duncan can be, and if I got anything under 10 in squash that feel like a good result so 21-6 was a good result. Definitely the squash gave me a lot of confidence going into tennis and I was pretty happy with how I played my tennis.”
Men’s Draw | Watch the match -> https://fb.watch/qqKC5E-6aE/
Fischer is back on top of the podium
After finishing second in Mumbai late last season, Amke Fischer is on top of the podium once again, beating Joyce Chan in an entertaining final. Fischer put herself ahead, taking table tennis 21-17, before Chan created a lead for herself taking badminton 21-8. Fischer bounced back in squash, taking it 21-11 giving her a +1 lead going into tennis. Fischer stormed ahead taking tennis 21-6 and the match +16 (21-17 8-21 21-11 21-6). This is Amke’s thirteenth title on the IWT tour.
Women’s draw | Watch the match
Open titles for Fischer, Li, Babcock and Li
A third gold medal of the weekend for Fischer as she also won the men’s B defeating Seppo Raiski +13 (21-15 21-19 20-22 16-9) in the final. Graham King took the bronze medal, beating Mark Woodrow +23 (21-2 21-8 12-21). Lucas Li won the Juniors u16 title, as he beat Levi Moxey +20 (18-21 21-1 21-17 1-2). The +40 title went to Graham Babcock, as he won all his group matches. New Zealand’s Julian Main finished second and Rhodri Roberts finished third. Samuel Li added another title to his collection as he won the +50, beating Mark Woodrow +39 (21-9 21-5 21-10). Seppo Raiski finished third, beating doubles partner Graham King +37 (21-6 21-14 21-6).
Men’s B | Juniors u16 | +40 | +50
A big well done to Colette Sultana and her team for making this tournament a success. Everyone enjoyed their time in Australia and we hope to see the tournament back on the calendar next season!
For now there is a week left to enter the IWT Polish Open
Other tournaments open for entries are:
- French Open (April 19-21)
- Sat Massachusetts Racket Masters 2024 USA (April 27-28)
- FIR Racketlon World Doubles (May 9-10)
- Nordic Racket Games (May 11-12)
